What function on the Evita XL can be added to the mandatory minute mode (MMV) and assists in augmenting the patient's spontaneous breaths to more easily reach the set minute volume?
A) independent lung ventilation (ILV)
B) assisted spontaneous breathing (ASB)
C) proportional pressure support (PPS)
D) biphasic positive airway pressure (BIPAP)
B
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a. 1, 2, and 3 only b. 2 and 4 only c. 1 and 3 only d. 2, 3, and 4 only
A(n) ____ report is a brief synopsis of the scene size-up obtained by the first arriving EMS responder.
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